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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.33 No 36) - Sunday, 30th August
2009
22nd
Sunday in Ordinary Time.
‘This
people honours me only with lip-service,
while their hearts are far from
me.’ Jesus quoted
this passage from the prophet Isaiah
to the Pharisees and Scribes. We
need to listen to it today also.
We get so used to doing particular
things that we can forget why we
are doing them and then our hearts
are not in them. This is true of
the practice of our faith, which
can easily be reduced by us to rituals
and duties. It is true also in our
love for one another. Husbands and
wives need to constantly renew their
love for one another and put their
hearts into that love again. Parents
need to renew their love for their
children because parenting can easily
become a burden that is carried
with little heart. And we need to
put new heart into our prayer so
that God may come more and more
alive to us.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Sunday,
August 30th 2009
22nd Sunday
in Ordinary Time.
First Reading
Deuteronomy 4:1-2.6-8
Moses presents the Law to the people
of Israel.
Second Reading
James 1:17-18.21-22.27
You must do what the word tells
you, and not deceive yourselves.
Gospel Mark
7:1-8.14-15.21-23
Jesus teaches that the Commandment
of God is more important than human
traditions.
Catching
our attention
A young and successful
executive was travelling down a neighbourhood
street, going a bit too fast in his
new Jaguar. He was watching for kids,
darting out from between parked cars
and slowed down when he thought he
saw something. As his car passed,
no children appeared. Instead, a brick
smashed into the Jag’s side
door.
He slammed on the
brakes and swung the Jag back to the
spot from where the brick had been
thrown. He jumped out of the car,
grabbed some kid and pushed him up
against a parked car shouting, “What
was that all about and who are you?
Just what do you think you are doing?”
Building up a head of steam, he went
on, “That’s a new car
and that brick you threw is going
to cost a lot of money. Why did you
do it?”
“Please, mister,
please, “I’m sorry, but
I didn’t know what else to do!”
pleaded the youngster. “I threw
the brick because no one else would
stop.” Tears were dripping down
the boy’s chin as he pointed
around the parked car. “It’s
my brother,” he said. “He
rolled off the kerb and fell out of
his wheelchair and I can’t lift
him up.” Sobbing, the boy asked
the executive, “Would you please
help me get him back into the wheelchair.
He’s hurt and he’s too
heavy for me.”
Moved beyond words,
the driver tried to swallow the rapidly
swelling lump in his throat. He lifted
the young man into the wheelchair
and took out his handkerchief and
wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking
to see if everything was going to
be okay. “Thank you and God
bless you,” the grateful child
said to him. The man then watched
the little boy push his brother down
the pavement towards his home.
It was a long walk
back for the man to his Jaguar...a
long, slow walk. He never did repair
the side door. He kept the dent to
remind him not to go through life
so fast that someone has to throw
a brick at you to get your attention.
Anniversaries
Joseph Wilson, Glasgow
Sean McIvor, Kylemore Court
Margaret McKillion, Slievecoole Park
Kathleen McGinn, Richmond Park
Desmond Kelly, Strathroy
Peg McGuigan, Strathroy Road
Barney McConnell, McIvor Villas
James Gallagher , Hillbank Fold
Noelle Havlin, Antrim
James & Catherine Breslin, Lisanelly
Avenue
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Wednesday 2nd Bernard O’Connell
McIvor Villas (CTK 7.30 pm)
Thursday 3rd Aidan Sweeney
Farmhill Road (K C 10.00 am)
Saturday 5th Eugene & Maureen
Mellon
Edenfel Cottages (CTK 6.30pm)
Sunday 6th Donal McCauley
Pinefield Rise (KC 11 am)
Sunday 6th Geraldine Campbell
Lisanelly Heights (CTK 12 noon)
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through
the Sacrament of Baptism
Matthew James McGuigan, 4, Killybrack
Glen
Daniel Carl Crowley Pain, Glasgow.
Wedding Congratulations
to the following couple who were married
recently
Donna McKiernan and Paul Mullan
May they enjoy a long and happy union
and may the grace of the
sacrament sustain them in the years
ahead.
It
has been brought to our attention
that a number of very young children
are lighting candles after the Masses
in Christ the King Church. This is
a very dangerous practice and we would
appeal to parents to alert their children
to the perils of playing with these
naked lights.
Killyclogher
Collectors - September 2009.
Vigil Mass: (1) Matt
Swift (2) Terry McGinn (3) Sean Deehan
(4) Danny McCusker (5) Brian McGlone
(6) Pat Livingstone 9.00 am: (1) Raymond
Fox (2) Ennis Dobbin (3) Aidan McPhillips
(4) Patrick Campbell (5) Niall Duffy
(6) Brian McMenamin 11am: (1) Frank
Donaghy (2) Bob Lingwood (3) Tony
McKenna (4) Martin McGrath (5) Gerry
Kelly (6) Eamon McGlone.
Killyclogher
Counters - September : Maureen
McGinn and Rita Dobbs. Others welcome.
Knockmoyle
Collectors – September:
Jackie Maguire Willie John O’Lone
Matt Ward and Frank Devlin.
Mountfield
- Collectors – September:
Brian McCaffrey and James Meenagh
Killyclogher
Readers for September: 9am
- Leanne Daly and
11am - Seamus Devlin.
The Groogan/ODoherty School
of Dancing: Classes resume
as follows
Saturday 5th September from 11 am
- 12.30pm in Dún Uladh Centre
and in St. Joseph’s Hall from
1.45pm - 3.15pm and 3.30pm - 5pm.
Wilson School of Irish Dancing:
Classes will resume in St.
Mary’s PS Killyclogher Friday
4th September: 3.30 pm - 5 pm: Macca
Centre, Mullaghmore
Saturday 5th September : 12noon -
1.30pmm. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!
Teacher: - Patricia Wilson T.C.R.G.
A.D.C.R.G.
Sacred Heart College starting
dates for different year groups.
Tuesday 1 September years 11 and 12
only from 9.00 – 12.30
Wednesday 2 September years 9, 10
and 14 only from 9.00 – 12.30
Thursday 3 September year 8, 13 and
14 only from 9.00 – 12.30
Friday 4 September school for all
year groups from 9.00 – 3.25
Divine Mercy Group
meet today Sunday 6th August at 3
pm in St. Mary’s Church Killyclogher.
All are welcome to join us in this
Community Prayer.
The monthly meeting of the
Pioneers will take place
in the community room in Christ the
King Church on Thursday 3rd September
at 8.pm.
The next Parish Dance
will take place in Cappagh Parish
Centre on Friday 11th
September 2009. Music by Country Traditions.
Dancing from 10pm. Refreshments will
be served.
The Monthly Parish Draw for
September will take place
on Monday 7th September just before
the bingo. All returns must be taken
to the Cappagh Parish Centre on Thursday
3rd between 7.30 - 8.30pm No money
will be accepted on the night of the
draw.
National Grandparents Pilgrimage
on Sunday 13th September 2009 to Knock
Shrine. Chief Celebrant Cardinal Seán
Brady. Guest singers Fr. Liam Brady
and Dana. Children’s Prayer
Appeal: Invitation to all grandchildren
to write a prayer for their grandparents.
All prayers will be blessed at the
pilgrimage which begins with the anointing
of the sick at 2pm followed by Mass
and Eucharistic Adoration.
Thank you for last week’s
Collections: £2,845.
Cappagh Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each Monday evening
in Cappagh Parish Hall at 9 pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers 12, 13,
14, 23 & 29. Eleven winners each
received £10. Two jackpots have
now been capped at £5,000. New
jackpot now stands at £2,275.
PRAY FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for
the following priests:
Fr. Francis P. O’Hagan Monday
August 31st
Fr. Patrick O’Hagan
Tuesday September 01st
Fr. David O’Kane Wednesday September
02nd
Fr. Patrick O’Kane Thursday
September 03rd
Fr. Peter O’Kane Friday September
04th
Fr. Seamus O’Kane Saturday September
05th
Fr. Arthur O’Reilly Sunday September
06th
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